United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HR 4239 — SECURE American Energy Act

Last action — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 781.

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The amendment to HR 4239 updates the section on wind lease sales for the outer Continental Shelf, specifying "Wind lease sales for the outer Continental Shelf" instead of "Wind lease sales on the outer Continental Shelf." Additionally, it removes references to an enforcement fund related to ocean energy and the reporting requirements associated with it. These changes may streamline the bill's focus by simplifying language and eliminating specific financial and reporting provisions.

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4239 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
4239 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No.
781 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
4239 To distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to require sale of approved offshore oil and gas leases, to promote offshore wind lease sales, and to empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, and for other purposes.
4239 [Report No.
115-1000] To distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to require sale of approved offshore oil and gas leases, to promote offshore wind lease sales, and to empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, and for other purposes.
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to require sale of approved offshore oil and gas leases, to promote offshore wind lease sales, and to empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, and for other purposes.
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources November 2, 2018 Additional sponsors:
Mr.
Gosar, Mr.
Cramer, Mr.
Pearce, Mr.
Lamborn, Mrs.
Radewagen, Mr.
Weber of Texas, Mr.
LaMalfa, Mr.
Hudson, Mr.
Flores, Mr.
Duncan of South Carolina, Mr.
Young of Alaska, Mr.
Abraham, and Mr.
Brat November 2, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 3, 2017] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to require sale of approved offshore oil and gas leases, to promote offshore wind lease sales, and to empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, and for other purposes.
Wind lease sales on the outer Continental Shelf.
Wind lease sales for the outer Continental Shelf.
Sec.
111.
Effect.
Sec.
207.
Protested lease sales.
Sec.
208.
Clarification regarding liability under Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
This title may be cited as the ``Accessing Strategic Resources Offshore Act'' or the ``ASTRO Act''.
This title may be cited as the ``Accessing Strategic Resources Offshore Act'' or the ``ASTRO'' Act.
``(A) Covered planning area.-- ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the term `covered planning area' means each of the following planning areas, as such planning areas are generally depicted in the later of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program, dated 16 November, 2016, or a subsequent oil and gas leasing program developed under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
``(A) Covered planning area.-- ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the term `covered planning area' means each of the following planning areas, as such planning areas are generally depicted in the later of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program, dated November 2016, or a subsequent oil and gas leasing program developed under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
``(iii) Definition of coastal political subdivision.--In this subparagraph, the term `coastal political subdivision' means-- ``(I) with respect to a contiguous coastal State, a political subdivision of such State, any part of which is-- ``(aa) within the coastal zone of the State (as defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
``(iii) Definition of coastal political subdivision.--In this subparagraph, the term `coastal political subdivision' means-- ``(I) with respect to a contiguous coastal State, a political subdivision of such State, any part of which is-- ``(aa) within the coastal zone of the State (as defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management 2 Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
and ``(B) for each of fiscal years 2029 through 2059, $749,800,000.''.
and ``(B) for each of fiscal years 2029 through 2059, $649,800,000.''.
``(2) Ocean energy safety fund.--There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the `Ocean Energy Enforcement Fund' (referred to in this subsection as the `Fund'), into which shall be deposited all amounts collected as fees under paragraph (1) and which shall be available as provided under paragraph (3).
``(2) Ocean energy safety fund.--There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the `Ocean Energy Safety Fund' (referred to in this subsection as the `Fund'), into which shall be deposited all amounts collected as fees under paragraph (1) and which shall be available as provided under paragraph (3).
``(4) Initial fees.--Fees shall be established under this subsection for the fiscal year in which this subsection takes effect and the subsequent 10 years, and shall not be raised, except as determined by the Secretary to be appropriate as an adjustment equal to the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year preceding the adjustment exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year in which the claim was determined or last adjusted.
``(4) Initial fees.--Fees shall be established under this subsection for the fiscal year in which this subsection takes effect and the subsequent 10 years, and shall not be raised, except as determined by the Secretary to be appropriate as an adjustment equal to the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year preceding the adjustment exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year in which the fee was determined or last adjusted.
``(8) Annual reports.-- ``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the operation of the Fund during the fiscal year.
``(8) Annual reports.-- ``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019 and ending with fiscal year 2029, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the operation of the Fund during the fiscal year.
``(vii) Any corrective actions levied upon offshore inspectors as a result of any form of misconduct.
``(vii) Any corrective actions levied upon offshore inspectors as a result of any form of misconduct.''.
``(9) Sunset.--No fee may be collected under this subsection for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2029.''.
The rule entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf'' and published in the Federal Register on July 15, 2016 (81 Fed.
The rule entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf - Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf'' and published in the Federal Register on July 15, 2016 (81 Fed.
``or lying within exclusive economic zone of the United States'';
``or lying within the exclusive economic zone of the United States'';
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WIND LEASE SALES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
WIND LEASE SALES FOR THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
WIND LEASE SALES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
WIND LEASE SALES FOR THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary may conduct wind lease sales on the outer Continental Shelf.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary may conduct wind lease sales for the outer Continental Shelf.
``(c) Wind Lease Sale Off Coast of California.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall offer a wind lease sale on the outer Continental shelf off the coast of California as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section.
``(c) Wind Lease Sale Off Coast of California.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall offer a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section.
``(d) Wind Lease Sales Off Coast of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands of the United States, and Guam.-- ``(1) Study on feasibility of conducting wind lease sales off coast of puerto rico, virgin islands of the united states, and guam.-- ``(A) Study.--The Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall conduct a study on the feasibility, including the long term economic feasibility, of conducting wind lease sales on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and Guam.
``(d) Wind Lease Sales Off Coast of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.-- ``(1) Study on feasibility of conducting wind lease sales off coast of puerto rico, virgin islands of the united states, guam, american samoa, and the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands.-- ``(A) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility, including the long term economic feasibility, of conducting wind lease sales for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
``(B) Submission of results.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall submit to Congress the results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A).
``(2) Wind lease sales conditional upon results of study.-- ``(A) Wind lease sale off coast of puerto rico.--If the study required under paragraph (1)(A) concludes that a wind lease sale on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Puerto Rico is feasible, then the Secretary shall offer a wind lease sale on the outer Continental shelf off the coast of Puerto Rico as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section.
``(B) Wind lease sale off coast of virgin islands of the united states.--If the study required under paragraph (1)(A) concludes that a wind lease sale on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the Virgin Islands of the United States is feasible, then the Secretary shall offer a wind lease sale on the outer Continental shelf off the coast of the Virgin Islands of the United States as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section.
``(C) Wind lease sale off coast of guam.--If the study required under paragraph (1)(A) concludes that a wind lease sale on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Guam is feasible, then the Secretary shall offer a wind lease sale on the outer Continental shelf off the coast of Guam as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section.
``(e) Wind Lease Sale Off Coast of Hawaii.-- ``(1) Study on feasibility of conducting wind lease sales off coast of the state of hawaii.-- ``(A) Study.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a study on the feasibility of conducting wind lease sales on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of Hawaii.
``(2) Wind lease sales conditional upon results of study.-- If the study required under paragraph (1)(A) concludes that a wind lease sale on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of Hawaii is feasible, then the Secretary shall offer a wind lease sale on the outer Continental shelf off the coast of the State of Hawaii as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section.''.
``(2) Wind lease sales conditional upon results of study.-- ``(A) Wind lease sale off coast of puerto rico.--If the study required under paragraph (1)(A) concludes that a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Puerto Rico is feasible, then the Secretary shall offer a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Puerto Rico as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section.
``(B) Wind lease sale off coast of virgin islands of the united states.--If the study required under paragraph (1)(A) concludes that a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the Virgin Islands of the United States is feasible, then the Secretary shall offer a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the Virgin Islands of the United States as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section.
``(C) Wind lease sale off coast of guam.--If the study required under paragraph (1)(A) concludes that a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Guam is feasible, then the Secretary shall offer a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Guam as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section.
``(D) Wind lease sale off coast of american samoa.--If the study required under paragraph (1)(A) concludes that a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of American Samoa is feasible, then the Secretary shall offer a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of American Samoa as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section.
``(E) Wind lease sale off coast of the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands.--If the study required under paragraph (1)(A) concludes that a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is feasible, then the Secretary shall offer a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section.
``(e) Wind Lease Sale Off Coast of Hawaii.-- ``(1) Study on feasibility of conducting wind lease sales off coast of the state of hawaii.-- ``(A) Study.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a study on the feasibility of conducting wind lease sales for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of Hawaii.
``(B) Submission of results.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A).
``(2) Wind lease sales conditional upon results of study.-- If the study required under paragraph (1)(A) concludes that a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of Hawaii is feasible, then the Secretary shall offer a wind lease sale for the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of Hawaii as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section.''.
or ``(bb) provide to the requester, by not later than 15 days after the date of submission of the request, a written notice describing any additional information required to complete the request.
or ``(bb) provide to the requester, by not later than days after the date of submission of the request, a written notice describing any additional information required to complete the request.
(c) Transfer of Certain Responsibilities to the Secretary of the Interior.--Section 3(12) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1362(12)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'';
and (2) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) In sections 101(a)(3), 101(a)(5), 103, and (16 U.S.C.
1371(a)(3), 1371(a)(5), 1373, and 1374), for activities associated with operations authorized under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
et seq.), the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of the Interior with respect to all marine mammals.''.
SEC.
111.
EFFECT.
Nothing in this Act, with respect to the State of Florida, shall be construed to modify-- (1) the moratorium imposed by section 104 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C.
1331 note);
or (2) the 2017-2022 leasing program prepared under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1344).
An authorization under paragraph (1)(A) shall not affect the ability of the Secretary to collect inspection fees under section 108(d) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C.
1718(d)).
``(2) No collection of fee by secretary.--The Secretary may not collect a fee from the applicant or from the State for an application for an APD that is submitted to a State for which authority has been delegated under section 44(a)(1)(A).
``(2) No collection of fee by secretary.--The Secretary may not collect a fee from the applicant or from the State for an application for an APD that is submitted to a State for which authority has been delegated under subsection (a)(1)(A).
``(3) Fee amount.--The fee collected under paragraph (1) shall be less than or equal to the amount of the fee collected by the Secretary under section 35(d)(2) from States for which authority has not been delegated under subsection (a)(1)(A).
``(3) Fee amount.--The fee collected under paragraph (1) shall be less than or equal to the amount of the fee collected by the Secretary under section 35(d)(2)from States for which authority has not been delegated under subsection (a)(1)(A).
or ``(B) for a change to operations covered under an APD or drilling plan.''.
or ``(B) for a change to operations covered under a an APD or drilling plan.''.
``(d) Inspection Fees for Certain States.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall collect nonrefundable inspection fees in the amount specified in paragraph (2), from each designated operator under each oil and gas lease on Federal or Indian land that is subject to inspection under subsection (b) and that is located in a State for which the Secretary has delegated authority under section 44(a)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act.
``(d) Inspection Fees for Certain States.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct inspections of operations under each oil and gas lease.
The Secretary shall collect annual nonrefundable inspection fees in the amount specified in paragraph (2), from each designated operator under each oil and gas lease on Federal or Indian land that is subject to inspection under subsection (b) and that is located in a State for which the Secretary has delegated authority under section 44(a)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act.
``(5) Payment due date.--The Secretary shall require payment of any fee assessed under this subsection within 30 days after the Secretary provides notice of the assessment of the fee.
``(5) Payment due date.--The Secretary shall require payment of any fee assessed under this subsection within 30 days after the Secretary provides notice of the assessment of the fee after the completion of an inspection.
1701 et seq.) or section 3164.1 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation), and shall not be considered a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of (42 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.) or section 3164.1 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation) and shall not be considered a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of (42 U.S.C.
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SEC.
207.
PROTESTED LEASE SALES.
Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
226(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``The Secretary shall resolve any protest to a lease sale within 60 days following such payment.'' after ``annual rental for the first lease year.''.
SEC.
208.
CLARIFICATION REGARDING LIABILITY UNDER MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT.
Section 6 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C.
707) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) This Act shall not be construed to prohibit any activity proscribed by section 2 of this Act that is accidental or incidental to the presence or operation of an otherwise lawful activity.''.
Union Calendar No.
781 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
R.
4239 [Report No.
115-1000] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to require sale of approved offshore oil and gas leases, to promote offshore wind lease sales, and to empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ November 2, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  4. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14.

  7. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1000.

  8. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1000.

  9. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 781.

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